Novelty pin



m: 3 a. 'P. RGB'EIRTS ET AL. 1,319,757 NOVELTY PIN Filed ma rr. 1929 Patented Aug. 18, 1931 'i 'U NITED STA s som PIN it I i I Application filed May 17,

= 'Gene'rically this invention'relates tonovcities but it more especially comprehends one of the stick or clasp pintype.

An important object of this invention is a the provision of a novelty pin having a plurality of'contrasting colored settings, and means for selectively accentuating the brilliant and scintillating effect of any one of the settings with respect tothe others, as 0 desired, for the 'sakeof amusement or for other purposes. Y i I Another important object'of this invention is the provision of a pin of this charact'er having a plurality of-settings of con trasting colors and means for selectively illuminating or increasing the brilliance of any particular setting either to match or contrast with a gown of a particular color or other-garmentbackground for purposes of *2 artistry, as desired. 1

With these and other objects in view, whichwill become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of' parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustratedinthe accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures. of which I l Fig.1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of our improved novelty pin; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Briefly stated we have designed a pin nov- 3 elty comprising a series of contrasting colored settings and means for selectively varying the illuminatingeffect of any desired setting for purposes of amusement or for such humorous or otherwise suggestive significance as may be desired, and which may be made up in an inexpensive form solely for such-purpose, but which likewise in a more expensive form is susceptible of utilization in connectionwith gowns or other articlesof apparel, where from an artistic viewpointjit is desirable that such jeweled ornamentation'be worn to match or suitably con trast with thecolor of the gown or hair or other personal features of the wearer, and by virtue of which the necessity for amulti- 1929 Serial No. 363,S4:7.

plicity' ofindi *idual articles of jewelryzmay be eliminated, and it therefore wasto provide an ornament constituting both a novelty and an articleof jewclry asabove shown, versatile in its application, that we designed the device forming the subject matter of this invention. u r i V j v 1 In the illustrated embodiment characterizing this invention there is shown a pin c0n1- prising a base member 5, in the resent--instance i of substantially rectangular confi'guration and having its-sides extending downtwardly to form longitudinal flange portions 7 and similarly extending end portions 6, projecting at right angles to theside portions and beyond their-Q lower edges, for a purpose hereinafter more fully appearing.

The surface of the basemember isformed with a series of openings-8, the surrounding edges 9 extending'slightly abovethe normal surface of member 5, in each of which is adaptedto seat a transparent like crystal or stone setting' lO, 11 and 12, constituting or representing a ruby, topaz,and emerald, respectively, for a purpose hereinafter more fully appearing, said stones being secured in said seats by crimping edges 9 as at-9 into gripping engagement therewith or: 1n any suitable manner." Inthe present instance the ruby 1O indicates the color red,the topaz 11, Y the color yellow, and'the'emerald12 the color green, simulating a miniature traffic signal, as and for a purpose hereinafter 'more fully appearingp 1 5 m Base plate l3-conforming to the'general" contour of member 5 is mounted in parallelism therewith, withits ends welded, solderedzor otherwise suitably secured to the'ends 6*and when so positioned forms slot 1 L 1A slide 'member 15 adaptedfor longitudinal reciprocationwith respect to member 5 is adapted to be mounted in slot 14,the ends of which extend beyond opposite sides of'member 5 and bymeans of which'mo-vcment of-said 'member is effected, as will more fully appear. "The member 15 is formed .witha centrally disposed upstanding or thickened portion 17 the shoulders 18 of said portion adapted to slidably engage the inner edges of flanges, and-tofurther securethe easy movement of a no said member to prevent any zig zag movement or binding thereof, grooves 19 are provided at the base of shoulders 18 adapted to receive the lower edges of flanges 6, as will be apparent. Suitably mounted on the face of portion 17 similar tov stone or in any other suitable manner, is a translucent crystal, diamond, prismatic or other reflecting medium 20, which is adapted to be normally positioned immediately back of one of the stones or colored members 10, 11 and 12 to accentuate or increase the natural brilliancy and to project the rays therefrom, as will be well understood.

In order to further insure the smooth movement of member 15 and to maintain such member at any desired point within the limits of slot 14 and to provide a light absorbing background, a cushion strip 21, such as felt or any desired material, is superimposed on the inner surface of base plate 13, and which in the present instance is secured by crimping thereover the longitudinal edges 22 of said plate 13.

It will be apparent that the cushion strip 21 of black or other suitable light absorbing material tends to absorb the rays passing through the primary gems 10, 11 and 12, thereby diminishing the brilliancy of said gems, while the rays shining through a particular gem, beneath which is positioned a gem or other reflecting medium is caught up and reflected back through the primary gem thereby greatly increasing its brilliancy as compared to the remaining ones as will be clear without further discussion.

A pin or prong portion 23 has one end secured by solder or in any suitable manner to the upper end of pin as at 24, and by means of which the pin is operatively secured to the clothing or other supporting medium. Though in the present instance the device is illustrated as a stick pin it is to be understood that the same may constitute a clasp pin, or made in other forms, and be diflerently displayed, as desired.

WVhile the operation of the device would seem to be clear from the above description,

it might be well to state that the member 15 is adapted for slidable movement in slot 14, and when brought to rest with its setting back of or beneath the desired stones or ele ments 10, 11 or 12, changes the: color scheme much in the manner of the well known traffie signal to simulate a particular colored light and to vary the colors as desired, and when worn as a jewel operable to-selectively render more brilliant the rays of the particular colored stone or element desired.

From the above it is apparent that we have designed a novel pin, having means for, in eflect, instantly transforming the pin from one stone setting to a contrasting one for purposes of adornment, and similarly changing colors, when being employed for purposes of code signal designations and the like when used for purposes of amusement, simple 1n constructlon, manufacturable at a negligible cost and eflicient for the purposes adoption of our device will necessarily vary,

we desire to emphasize that various minor changes 1n details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we desire protected by Letters Patent is as set forth in the following claims:

1. A supporting member having one or more apertures constituting seats for scintillating elements in the nature of crystals, each of said crystals having normally a plurality of non-reflective surfaces, and means adjustable to render said surfaces reflective.

2. A devicecomprising a supporting member having mounted therein a plurality of substantially transparent crystal like nor mally non-reflecting elements of contrasting colors, and means adjustable to selectively render certain of said elements reflective.

3. A device comprising a supporting member having mounted therein a plurality of substantially transparent crystal like elements formed with a plurality of normally non-reflecting facet surfaces, and meanslongitudinally adjustable with respect to said supporting member to render the facet surfaces of certain of said elements reflective.

4. A device comprising a supporting member having mounted therein a plurality of contrasting colored substantially transparent facet surfaced elements normally non reflective, a backing member secured to said supporting member and spaced therefrom to form a slot, a movable member having a reflecting medium mounted in said slot and adjustable to render the non-reflective surfaces of any predetermined one ofsaid elements reflective.

5. A device comprising a supporting member having mounted therein a plurality of contrasting colored substantially transparent facet surfaced elements normally nonreflective, a backing member secured to said supporting member and spaced therefrom to form a slot, a movable member mounted in said slot, a translucent diamond like reflecting medium centrally mounted in said movable member, said movable member operable to dispose the reflecting medium immediately back of any predetermined transparent 7 ity of contrasting colored substantiallyelement to render said non-reflective surfaces reflective, and means associated with said backing member and co-acting With said movable member to normally maintain the latter in any desired position With respect to said supporting member.

6. A device of the character described comprising a supporting member, a pluraltransparent crystal like elements normally non-reflective mounted in said member, a

backing member connected to said supporting member and spaced therefrom substantially throughout its length, a movable member formed With a reflecting medium slidably mounted intermediate the supporting and backing members, and operable to render reflective any predetermined one of said elements, and means for maintaining said movable member at any desired point with respect to said supporting member.

This specification signed this first day of April, A. D. 1929.

CHARLIE PAUL ROBERTS.

WM. IRA LATTA. 

